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Sinn Fein Gains Clout, Irish Polls Show

DUBLIN—Sinn Fein's campaign to reject the European Union's new fiscal treaty seems set to fail, but it has succeeded in boosting support for a party that has become the rising power in Irish politics.

Just as Greece's Syriza party has seen its popularity surge as a result of its opposition to austerity, Sinn Fein has emerged as Ireland's second-most popular party thanks in large part to its campaign against the EU accord.